I am new to Steemit and really like the format and that there are a wide range of topics people write about. I hope the new year brings some usability improvements to the site. I feel like there are so many steem related services and am unsure if they are official or what and it's not clear to a newbie. Why does everything need it's own steem____ name? Can't it all be steem? I have no expectations about price I just hope it stays at a rate that everyone is happy with to keep blogging/vlogging.